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AVRE Log Carpet Layer Reference photos
An AVRE of 80 Asslt Sqn RE being loaded up on the 2nd June, the Log carpet is clearly visible and also you can see variation in the original design, as there are far less logs than intended.
I believe this may be the same AVRE on D Day (Juno Beach supporting 3rd Canadian Inf Div) parked up on the outskirts of St Aubin-Sur-Mer. You can make out the timber bed on the track cowls and also the drop arm made of tubing, swung down in front between the two sets of tracks. It is also interesting to note that the positions of the cross bars is such that, when down, it does not impede the use of the bow machinegun.
Another view of the same AVRE, this time from the rear. Clearly visible again is one of the timber supports for the logs to sit on, plus now you can see a metal housing for the end of the timber to sit in. What is also very useful is all of the other add-ons that the crew have stuck on the vehicle, Comms reel, ammo boxes (if they are true Sappers these will be filled with food and beer, not ammo!), also spare bottom rollers for the tracks, a load of shovels most likely for digging up defused mines. They would also have had a couple of red & white wind socks for signalling where the cleared lane started for incoming craft to the beach. The last thing to note is that the wading ducts have been dropped but the raised exhausts remain.
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